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monocule rare.|ˈmɒnəʊkjuːl|
[a. F. monocule, or ad. L. monocul-us monoculus.]
A creature with only one eye (e.g. the Cyclops). Also, a member of the Linnæan genus monoculus.
1771J. R. Forster Catal. Anim. N. Amer. 33 Monocule, King's Crab, Monoculus Polyphemus. 1829Blackw. Mag. XXVI. 285 Little moving things, no bigger than mites, were bustling about, and now and then I could perceive one or two of these diminutive monocules venturing [etc.]. 1832Ibid. XXXII. 667 The orifice in the forehead of the Monocule abhorr'd. |